Enter the Cathedral for a free performance by artist Hu Xianqian. Hu Xiangqian was born in Leizhou in Guangdong Province, and received artistic training at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and his B.F.A. in painting in 2007 prior to adopting performance art as his primary mode of practice. He explores social situations, gaps in communication, and issues of identity in pieces that are often documented and showcased on video. As is often the case with performance artists, his body is a site of transmission, experimentation, and identity transformation, and he uses it to convey intellectually complex ideas through simple acts.

The Asian Cultural Council supports transformative cultural exchange by awarding grants to artists, scholars, and arts and humanities professionals, as well as organizations and educational institutions, from the United States and Asia for research, study, and creative work in the United States and Asia. Grantees have included Marina Abramović and Cai Guo-Qiang early in their careers, as well as the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Modern Art.